Nizhny Tagil (English spelling)

Japanese: ニジニ･タギル（英語表記）Nizhnii Tagil

An industrial city in central Russia. It is located on the eastern slope of the central Ural Mountains, on the Tagil River. With a population of 434,000 (1993), it is the second largest city in Sverdlovsk Oblast. Mining of nearby iron mines began in 1721, and the city was established in 1725, becoming the center of the Ural steel industry. Currently, it is home to the Lenin Iron and Steel Works and the Ural Railway Car Factory, the former of which plays an important role in the production of high-quality steel, and the latter of which plays an important role in the production of large freight cars. [Yonekawa Tetsuo]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ロシア連邦中部の工業都市。ウラル山脈中部の東斜面，タギル河畔にある。人口43万4000(1993)で，スベルドロフスク州第2の都市である。1721年に付近の鉄鉱山の採掘が始まり，25年に町となり，ウラル製鉄業の中心となった。現在，レーニン製鉄コンビナート，ウラル鉄道車両工場などがあり，前者は高品位鋼の，後者は大型貨車の生産で重要な地位を占めている。【米川哲夫】

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